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  • Residents may sign up for Freehold yard sale

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Recreation Commission is seeking residents to participate in a townwide yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 6. (Rain date Oct. 7). To encourage the maximum number of yard (garage) sales within the town limits on that day, the borough will waive any of the normal fees or…

  • NPS offers four visions for future of Hook, Fort Hancock

    Status quo, commercial or educational uses, maritime center proposed BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent One of the historic buildings at Fort Hancock The National Park Service (NPS) is scheduled to launch a new General Management Plan for Gateway National Recreation Area in Monmouth County by next fall that could bring major changes to Sandy Hook, including…

  • CentraState to host wine tasting benefit

    CentraState Healthcare Foundation will present its 11th annual multiple sclerosis fundraiser, “An Evening in the Vineyards,” from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus at CentraState Medical Center, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. The event will feature a sampling of more than 70 wines from around the world, craft…

  • Council agrees to buy sewer cleaner

    FREEHOLD — Municipal officials have passed a resolution awarding a contract to Jet-Vac Inc., of Wharton, for a highpressure sewer cleaner at a cost of $171,000. In response to a request for bids issued by Freehold Borough, Jet-Vac submitted the lowest responsible net bid and has satisfied all minimum requirements of the advertised bid specifications,…

  • Task force on opiate use to convene

    The Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Task Force on Heroin and Other Opiate Use by New Jersey’s Youth and Young Adults will hold the third of its public hearings at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan on Aug. 29 starting at 10 am. According to a press release, the task…

  • Residents may use StringFly program to submit photographs for publication

    Greater Media Newspapers is reaching out to the community with the introduction of Greater Media StringFly, a citizen journalism photography program. Greater Media StringFly will give people of all ages and from all communities the opportunity to take photographs of events that occur in their hometown and to submit them to Greater Media Newspapers for…

  • World War II veterans receive final resting place at cemetery

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer A U.S. Navy honor guard presents the American flag during a ceremony for three veterans of World War II whose cremains were abandoned for years. The Vietnam Veterans of America, New Jersey Shore Area Chapter 12, arranged for the cremains to be buried at the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle…

  • Author’s newest novel puts doctor in middle of action

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Sometimes the act of committing words to a page can be a very personal experience. Authors of some of today’s best-selling titles have often said inspiration can come from the lives they live and the world around them. So what happens when the world around you is enmeshed in a…

  • Matching funds may provide boost for local first aid squad

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Freehold First Aid and Emergency Squad is getting a helping hand from Robert McGirr. As the squad is conducting its annual fundraising drive, Mc- Girr, a local businessman and member of the Township Committee in Freehold Township, has created a program that will match up to $5,000 in…